Residents agree with the Consumer Council’s proposal to obtain more information on the prices of products and services in the local market, particularly the way prices are set, so the government can better protect customers’ rights and tackle concerted price fixing, according to an official report released yesterday about last year’s public consultation on amending […]
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The Health Bureau’s Tobacco Prevention and Control Office Director Tang Chi Ho said on Sunday that the government was “confident” that an amendment bill for the implementation of a full smoking ban in all indoor workplaces including all casinos and other gaming venues will be accepted by civil society and approved by the legislature. Tang […]
Kot Man Kam, president of the University of Macau Alumni Association, said on Friday that repeated criticisms of the university in recent weeks regarding allegations of sexual harassment are unfair, urging the public not to rush into passing judgments. Kot also questioned the credibility of UMAC Watchdog, an external group that says it is “monitoring” […]
The International Airport of Macau handled 430,000 passengers in the month of January, up 3% year-on-year, according to figures released by the operator on Friday. There was also an overall 6% increase in flights in January taking the total number to over 4,700. The statement from CAM pointed to the greatest growth taking place on […]
The Judiciary Police (PJ) announced on Thursday the arrests of three men from South Korea on suspicion of having run an illegal football and basketball gambling operation since November involving about HK$7 million in illegal bets. The trio are suspected of collecting illicit wagers on football and basketball games from their compatriots in South Korea […]
FreedThe Judiciary Police (PJ) busted a 44-year-old woman from Tanzania on Tuesday at the Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal for smuggling 958 grammes of cocaine worth about 3.1 million patacas inside her body. PJ spokesman Choi Iat Peng told a special press conference Thursday that the police received a tip-off recently that someone would smuggle drugs […]
Las Vegas Sands Corp Chairman and CEO Sheldon Adelson said Wednesday that high-rollers were going to keep lying low to stay off the central government’s radar until the mainland’s current corruption crackdown, which he likened to a “witch hunt”, eases off. Adelson made the comments during a talk with students at the Institute for Tourism […]
Hong Kong-based property agency Ricacorp (Macau) Properties Limited Wednesday forecasted that the average price of residential property in Macau will rise eight to 10 percent this year. Jane Liu Zee Ka, managing director of the local branch, made the forecast during a press conference at the company in Nam Van district. Representatives of the company […]
Judiciary Police (PJ) Director Chau Wai Kuong said Tuesday that once more casinos start operating in Cotai more PJ officers will be deployed to the PJ branch there, adding that a space in the branch has already been set aside to set up an office for the officers investigating gaming-related crimes. Chau also said that […]